Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has urged friends, associates and the general public not to organise any birthday party or newspaper advertisement in commemoration of his 57th birthday billed for December 21, 2024.
Instead of advertisement placements, gifts or social gatherings, Governor Oyebanji said anyone willing to celebrate with him should make cash or material donations to the less privileged children in the State.
Specifically, the Governor requested that gifts and cash be sent to the three Government Special Schools in the state vis: Government Special School for the Deaf, Ikoro-Ekiti; Government Special School for the Blind, Ikere-Ekiti; and Government Special School for the Mentally and Physically Challenged, Ido-Ekiti, as well as the State Relief and Rehabiitation Centre for the Mentally Challenged in Ado-Ekiti.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, Governor Oyebanji said financial and material gifts sent to these schools by his friends and well-wishers would be better appreciated, adding that deliberate efforts should be made at reaching out to the less privileged in the society at any given opportunity.
The Governor said he was happy at the number of family members, friends and associates that presented gifts to the special schools in commemoration of his birthday last year, and the joy the gestures brought to the faces of the students.
The Governor said he would be happy if his friends and well wishers would join him again this year to put smiles on the faces of the students with disabilities.
According to the statement, details of the donation accounts of the schools are:
- Disability Affairs Office Overhead
Account No. 0080045180
Premium Trust Bank - EKSG SPECIAL SCHOOL for The Deaf, Ikoro- Ekiti
Account No: 0080047610
Premium Trust Bank - EKSG Special School for The Blind, Ikere- Ekiti.
Account No : 0080047593
Premium Trust Bank - EKSG Special School for Children with Physical and Intellectual Disabilities, Ido Ekiti
Account No: 0080047634
Premium Trust Bank.